Osama Mazini

Osama Mazini (1966-) was a Palestinian politician and a senior leader of Hamas.

Biography
Osama Mazini was born in Gaza City, Gaza Strip in 1966 to a Palestinian Muslim family. He was in charge of negotiation affairs dealing with the captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, and he accused Pope Benedict XVI of being an arrogant criminal. In December 2008, he graphically described the horrors that the Israeli soldiers would face if they invaded Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.